birotula

English

Noun

birotula (plural birotulas or birotulae)

1. A microsclere that has a straight shaft and umbrella-shaped ends

Latin

Etymology

From birota (“bicycle”) +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /biˈro.tu.la/, [bɪˈrɔt̪ʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /biˈro.tu.la/, [biˈrɔːt̪ulä]

Noun

birotula f (genitive birotulae); first declension

1. (New Latin) A small bicycle.
   • 1901, Marcel Foucault, De somniis observationes et cogitationes, page 37:

     Ille enim, qui hoc somnium notavit, revera pridie officinam fabri cuiusdam intraverat, cum amico quodam, ut aliquid in amici birotula reficeretur.

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   • 1953, Latinitas, volume 1, page 39:

     Birotularum certamen.

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   • 1998, Boris and Christine Prem, Latein: Grammatik: Formen und Strukturen erkennen und übersetzen, page 53:

     Emilio parentes implorat, ut birotulam novam ei donent.

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Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	birotula	birotulae
genitive	birotulae	birotulārum
dative	birotulae	birotulīs
accusative	birotulam	birotulās
ablative	birotulā	birotulīs
vocative	birotula	birotulae

Related terms

• birota